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21. Cotton Roll II 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll II 11
Title:
Mortgage by Bishop Eadnoth of Crediton to Beorhtnoth
Scope & Content:
Bishop Eadnoth of Crediton (1011×1015–1019×1027) mortgages a yardland by the river Creedy, Devon (? Creedy Barton in Newton St Cyres) to Beorhtnoth; 1016 × 1020, probably 1018, in English and Latin, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 1387).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:

1 roll

22. Cotton Ch VII 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VII 15
Title:
Agreement between Robert Bruce and Florence, count of Holland
Scope & Content:
Convention between Florence [V], count of Holland, and Sir Robert de Bruce, lord of Annandale, whereby they agree to defend their right to the crown of Scotland against all other claimants, and that whichever succeeded in establishing his claim should allow the other a third part of all lands, i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14 Jun 1292
Extent:

1 leaf

23. Cotton Roll XV 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll XV 24
Title:
Draft pedigree of Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Scope & Content:
Draft pedigree of Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), knight and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1606-13). Endorsed: '... Coke late Lord Cheife Justice his Pedegre' (17th century). Dated to between 1606 and 1613 as Coke is described as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and so must date to before h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1606-1613
Extent:
1 roll

24. Cotton Ch VIII 20

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 20
Title:
History of the estate of Wouldham, Kent
Scope & Content:
History of the estate of Wouldam, Kent, in English, from the time of King Æthelberht II of Kent (d. 762) to Archbishop Dunstan (d. 988), with details of Dunstan’s acquisition of six sulungs on behalf of St Andrew’s, Rochester, and the history of estates at Erith, Cray and Eynesford, Kent; dated ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Late 10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

25. Cotton Ch XIII 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XIII 39
Title:
John Dee, Brytanniae Reipublicae Synopsis
Scope & Content:
John Dee, Brytanniae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570). A table of subjects in Dee's hand, belonging partly to ethics and partly to political economy (such as justice and wealth), drawn in the form of a pedigree, which he considered necessary ‘to make this Kingdome florishing, Triumphant, famous and Bl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1570
Extent:

Paper leaf

26. Cotton Ch XIV 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XIV 1
Title:
Genealogical roll of John Dee
Scope & Content:
Genealogical roll of the descent of John Dee of London, philosopher, from the British kings, showing his kinship with the Tudor monarchs. With coats of arms and comments in several hands, one of which is Dee's. Imperfect at the beginning.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 16th century
Extent:
One roll

27. Cotton Ch XV 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XV 21
Title:
Grant of Malcolm IV, king of Scots (d. 1165), to Warden Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Malcolm grants Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, to Warden Abbey.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1157-1159
Extent:

Parchment leaf

28. Cotton Ch XVIII 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVIII 4
Title:
Brieve of Alexander II, king of Scots (d. 1249), to Melrose Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Alexander II commands his sheriffs throughout his land that when monks or brothers of Melrose will have approached them complaining about any malefactors who will have stolen their work animals or livestock they should prosecute pleas of monks and brothers just as his own plea. He takes brot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
19 Mar 1231
Extent:

Parchment leaf

29. Cotton Ch VIII 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 38
Title:
Will of Wynflæd
Scope & Content:
Will of Wynflæd concerning land at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire; Charlton (probably Horethorne, Somerset); Coleshill, Berkshire; Inggeneshamme (perhaps Inglesham, Wiltshire); Faccombe, Hampshire; Adderbury, Oxfordshire; and at Chinnock, Somerset; the beneficiaries including Shaftesbury and Wilton; text...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

30. Cotton Ch XVIII 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVIII 41
Title:
Confirmation by David I, king of Scots, to St Andrews Priory
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by David I, king of Scots, to the monks of St Andrews Priory, Northampton, of tithes of the crown demesne, the mill and land at Sealdeford [Northamptonshire], granted to them by Robert, son of Vitalis, and permission to cultivate their land at Eyton [Rutland]. Witnessed by Michael ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1126-1127
Extent:

Parchment leaf

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